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Self-crowned Queen of Pop Michelle Hebert has always loved
popcorn-she even worked for a Canadian company specializing in
gourmet varieties of the treat. But when the company wouldn't
expand into her adopted home of Michigan, Hebert struck out on her
own, starting Pop Culture in 1996.

Have a new puppy? John Van Olden believes dogs are best trained
in the home first, with no outside distractions. Using his
experience as an army dog trainer, Van Olden put this belief into
practice with K-9 Advantage, a company he founded in 1998 and began
franchising in 2000.

Franchisees work with dogs from six weeks of age, offering
obedience training, behavior and aggression problem-solving and
protection counseling.